Who Decides How Your State’s Wildlife is Treated?

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By Wendy Keefover, Senior Strategist, Native Carnivore Protection for The Humane Society of the United States

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While millions of Americans are spending more time outside enjoying nature and wildlife, most don’t know that the fate of thenation’s wildlifeis largely controlled by small unelected groups of people more invested in protecting the interests oftrophy huntersthan in protecting animals.

In every U.S. state, regulations governing how wildlife should be treated and managed—for example, how manytrophy huntingortrapping licensesshould be sold forwolves,bears,cougars, orbobcats, or what methods can be used to kill them—are created and administered by two entities.Advertisementhttps://player.hb.selectmedia.asia/prebid/iframe.html?adid=2699fc7c0d17a6433&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.onegreenplanet.org

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